Bocage's weaver
| Bocage's weaver | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. temporalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus temporalis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880) | |
The Bocage's weaver (Ploceus temporalis) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Portuguese naturalist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, who described the species in 1880.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus temporalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 57–58.
External links
- Bocage's weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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